Healthy Banana Bread

Adding chia seeds to this banana bread makes this an even healthier treat.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 egg whites

2 Tablespoon vanilla extract

2 cups bananas (about 3)

1 cup applesauce, unsweetened

3 cups flour

2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (optional)

1/2 cup raisins (optional)

1/8 cup chia seeds (optional)

Cooking spray

Materials:

Measuring spoons

Measuring cups

Potato masher/food processor

Sifter

2 loaf pans

Large bowl

2 Medium bowls

Fork

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 350°. Mix together brown sugar, egg whites, and vanilla in large bowl. Mash bananas In medium bowl with potato masher or use a food processor. Add the bananas to the mixture.

2. Add applesauce to the mixture and stir.

3. Place in a sifter the flour, baking soda, and salt (use a fork to equally distribute the salt and soda) and sift in a separate bowl or directly into the mix. Stir together thoroughly with the wet ingredients.

4. Add any other optional ingredients; walnuts, raisins, chia seeds to mixture and stir. Spray loaf pans with cooking spray. Divide batter evenly into each pan (the loaves will not be high). Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with no batter sticking to it.

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